Does It Matter What We Put On Our Skin?
A few years ago I was enjoying savasana during another yoga session in Kohler, Wisconsin. Our instructor was giving departing words of wisdom. As I sunk into my mat, eyes closed so I wouldn’t become distracted by the beautiful lake on full display through the wall of windows, my meditation was still thrown by Yogi J’s words: Women apply a (big number) of chemicals to their skin every day. I don’t recall the full context of her words, and I don’t remember the exact figure J quoted,* but it was enough to make my mind swirl and keep a fully…
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